Do you ever feel that when a cough starts it never ends? You are not alone! In fact, it can seem that when a cough doesn’t disappear after a few days that something more serious could be going on. While it’s always a good idea to get a lingering cough checked out by a medical professional, the team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville also thinks it’s important for you to know just how long a cough can last.
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Feeling all stuffed up? With the holidays right around the corner, now is not the time to be feeling sick. Our team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville is here to help you start feeling better as soon as possible so that you can get back to the holiday events without the stuffy nose. Is My Nasal Congestion a Sign of a Sinus Infection? A sinus infection happens when the cavities around the nasal passages because inflamed.
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The last time you went to the doctor, what was your blood pressure? If it was lower than 120⁄80 mmHg, your blood pressure numbers were in normal range. However, if your numbers read 140⁄90 mmHg or higher, that’s considered high blood pressure, or hypertension. Fortunately, the team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville has some tips on how you can lower your blood pressure and maintain healthy blood pressure numbers. What Is High Blood Pressure?
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, more than 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders. Are you one of them? If you have been experiencing extreme tiredness most days of the week, your quality of sleep every night might be to blame. Our team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville wants to help you understand sleep issues so that you know whether this is what’s causing your fatigue every day.
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The CDC recommends getting your annual flu vaccine by the end of October. Have you gotten your flu vaccine yet? What are you waiting for? Our team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville wants to talk with you about why the flu vaccine is so important. What Is the Flu? The flu virus, also called influenza, is an extremely contagious upper and lower respiratory infection that varies from mild to severe. People are often infected with the flu virus without realizing they are sick.
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A urinary tract infection (also known as a UTI) can happen at any time. While women are more at risk of suffering from a UTI than men, either gender can be diagnosed with a UTI. If you believe you are experiencing the signs of a UTI, our team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville wants you to seek treatment as soon as possible. Let’s talk about the signs to watch for. What Is a Urinary Tract Infection?
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Go, Vols! Chances are that your fall plans call for football games and bonfires—not walking pneumonia. Unfortunately, though, even with our best-laid plans, sometimes illness happens. That’s why our team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville wants to share some info about walking pneumonia, including the symptoms to watch for. What Is Walking Pneumonia? The good news is that walking pneumonia is a milder form of pneumonia. The bad news is that it is still a form of pneumonia.
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Is your company in need of same-day results and testing when it comes to drug screenings and your employees? Fortunately, in the Knoxville area, there is a place businesses can turn to for help with same-day drug screenings. Our team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville makes it a point to get your employees in and out of the urgent care center quickly when a drug testing is needed. Why Do I Need a Drug Screening?
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Cough, headache, fever—oh my! Being diagnosed with bronchitis is a pain by itself, let alone letting it turn into pneumonia. Therefore, the team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville wants to make sure you recognize the signs of bronchitis so that you are able to seek treatment sooner rather than later. Do I Have Bronchitis? More than 3 million cases of bronchitis are diagnosed every year in the United States. When there is an inflammation in the bronchial tubes, which is where air is carried to the lungs, bronchitis is diagnosed.
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Whether it’s the middle of summer in Knoxville or in the cold of winter, the last thing you want is to feel under the weather. Respiratory infections can make you feel pretty blue when they begin to set in. That’s why our team at AFC Urgent Care Knoxville wants to share some insight about the condition and how it’s treated. What Is a Respiratory Infection? A respiratory infection occurs when an infection starts to interfere with a person’s normal breathing.
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